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PHIL 202 BURIC TIMELINE Thomas Kuhn (JUL 18, 1922-JUN 17, 1996)

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  • Birth

    Birth
    Thomas Samuel Kuhn was an American historian and philosopher born in Cincinnati, OH on 18th of July, 1922. Bird, Alexander. Thomas kuhn. Routledge, 2014.

  • Kuhn Earns His PhD from Harvard

    Kuhn Earns His PhD from Harvard
    Upon completion of Masters degree in physics in 1946, Kuhn continued his education at Harvard, earning his PhD in 1949 in History of Science. Bird, Alexander. Thomas kuhn. Routledge, 2014.

  • Kuhn writes The Copernican Revolution

    Kuhn writes The Copernican Revolution
    In the book,Kuhn "displays the full scope of the Copernican Revolution as simultaneously an episode in the internal development of astronomy,critical turning point in the evolution of scientific thought and crisis in Western man’s concept of relation to the universe and God." Kuhn studied the development of heliocentric theory of solar system during the Renaissance.
    Kuhn, Thomas TheCopernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought. Harvard University Press, 2003.

  • Kuhn becomes a professor at Berkley

    Kuhn becomes a professor at Berkley
    In 1961 Kuhn becomes a professor of History of Science at Berkley. Although frustrated, because he wanted to become a professor of Philosophy instead of professor of History of Science, he accepts the position.
    Bird, Alexander. Thomas kuhn. Routledge, 2014.

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    In 1962 Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolution. The book Kuhn talks about history of science and its effect. Its publication was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. The Encyclopedia Britannica states "he argued that scientific research and thought are defined by “paradigms,” or conceptual world-views, that consist of formal theories, classic experiments, and trusted methods."
    Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 2012.

  • The Essential Tension

    The Essential Tension
    The Essential Tension is one of Kuhn’s earliest essays in which he emphasizes the importance of tradition in science. The following year he published his his second historical monograph Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, concerning the early history of quantum mechanics.
    Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2000.

  • Death

    Death
    Thomas Kuhn died on June 17, 1996, Cambridge, MA after battling with cancer.
    Bird, Alexander. Thomas kuhn. Routledge, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzo8vnxSARg